Re: [slim] IR port as a hardwire input?

2010-10-25 Thread Ozob
Okay. Thanks for the information. Plan B it is then. -- Ozob Ozob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=24073 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82850 ___

Re: [slim] IR port as a hardwire input?

2010-10-24 Thread aubuti
Ozob;584886 Wrote: > I should make it more simple.. > > Is the headphone/IR port an output device, or can it be used as an > input for a hard wired connection to a xantech controller normally used > to power ir emitters. Many devices permit hard wire inputs versus ir > emitter stick ons. Makes t

Re: [slim] IR port as a hardwire input?

2010-10-24 Thread Wirrunna
Never heard or read of the Headphone jack being used as an IR input, only output. I use one of these http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=KC5432 to control my NAD amp in a vented cupboard, SB3 sits in the open on top. -- Wirrunna A camel is a racehorse designed by a committee. -

Re: [slim] IR port as a hardwire input?

2010-10-24 Thread Ozob
I should make it more simple.. Is the headphone/IR port an output device, or can it be used as an input for a hard wired connection to a xantech controller normally used to power ir emitters. Many devices permit hard wire inputs versus ir emitter stick ons. Makes them more reliable. -- Ozob --

Re: [slim] IR port as a hardwire input?

2010-10-24 Thread aubuti
I'm not 100% sure I understand your question, but I think I do so I'll give it a whack. The SB3/Classic's IR capability is to send/relay IR signals through the headphone output to an IR emitter (Xantech or similar brand). The idea is to use the SB's IR remote to control an amplifier or receiver. T

[slim] IR port as a hardwire input?

2010-10-24 Thread Ozob
Searching did not reveal the answer to my question: Does the IR port on the back of the Squeezebox Classic (internal antenna kind) be used to control the device via a hard wire connection attached to a Xantech type IR emitter output jack? My configuration requires the device to be placed within